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we have more from washington. >> u.s. troop levels, u.s. financial aid, and political support for the afghan central government. those are some of the key issues dominating the agenda as hamid karzai continues his visit to washington. he has already met with leon panetta to talk specifically about the u.s. forces that would be necessary after the official end of the war of the end of 2014. the question will be what kind of responsibility will the troops have and what kind of legal protection will they have to carry out their mission. one thing the u.s. is keen to improve as the afghan security forces are capable of providing for national security across the country, but there are some critics who suggest this may be optimistic talk, given one out of the 23 decisions, just one is capable of carrying out of this sort of security without support and guidance from the u.s. or allied forces. the other 22 still need a lot of training. they still have problems with troops going a wall, aw -- going awol, and they still have problems with the taliba
we have more from washington. >> u.s. troop levels, u.s. financial aid, and political support for the afghan central government. those are some of the key issues dominating the agenda as hamid karzai continues his visit to washington. he has already met with leon panetta to talk specifically about the u.s. forces that would be necessary after the official end of the war of the end of 2014. the question will be what kind of responsibility will the troops have and what kind of legal...
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hamid karzai is also saying that he will go in to meet barack obama. around 58,000 american troops are still serving there. the french president has vowed to stop the advance of al qaeda revels in mali. french troops have already arrived. witnesses are saying that they have touched the darman the french planes have been reportedly flying in the area. some soldiers were already stationed in the country for training services as a part of an agreement. this is coming after they pushed the army out of the town 600 kilometers northeast. it was some of the fiercest fighting since the of qaeda-led group began taking control nine months ago. >> the terrorists have recently regrouped on a line that artificially separates north and south mali. they want to strike a fatal blow to the very existence. we cannot accept this. we're facing an aggression. i have decided france is ready to act on behalf of our african partner request of the authority. this is strictly within the u.n. security council. this is the requirement of solidarity and responsibility. four rebels
hamid karzai is also saying that he will go in to meet barack obama. around 58,000 american troops are still serving there. the french president has vowed to stop the advance of al qaeda revels in mali. french troops have already arrived. witnesses are saying that they have touched the darman the french planes have been reportedly flying in the area. some soldiers were already stationed in the country for training services as a part of an agreement. this is coming after they pushed the army out...
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afghan leader hamid karzai is in washington to thrash out america's role in afghanistan during talks with president obama mr karzai has already met defense secretary leon panetta and secretary of state hillary clinton the focus of the one to one meeting is expected to be on the number of american troops that will remain in afghanistan after the majority pull out twenty fourteen end their possible role washington hasn't finalized its decision yet but doesn't rule out a complete withdrawal and that the scenario is a lot of welcome by the afghan government whose position is increasingly fragile mental functioning taliban insurgency hillary men leverage worked extensively with you was diplomats in the middle east and asia believe president karzai isn't alone when situation. i think these talks are for the president and his national security principals to let afghanistan's president karzai down as softly as they can to let him know that unfortunately they're not going to make good on their promise to completely train. the afghan military and police before u.s. troops leave i think this th
afghan leader hamid karzai is in washington to thrash out america's role in afghanistan during talks with president obama mr karzai has already met defense secretary leon panetta and secretary of state hillary clinton the focus of the one to one meeting is expected to be on the number of american troops that will remain in afghanistan after the majority pull out twenty fourteen end their possible role washington hasn't finalized its decision yet but doesn't rule out a complete withdrawal and...
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afghan leader hamid karzai is set for crucial talks with president obama in washington where he's set to outline the u.s. role in afghanistan i karzai has already met the fans secretary leon panetta and state secretary hillary clinton the focus is on the number of american troops set to remain in afghanistan after of the majority full out in twenty fourteen and you know washington hasn't finalized this decision and doesn't rule out a complete withdrawal that scenario is not welcomed by the afghan government whose position is increasingly fragile and strengthening taliban insurgency hillary mann leverett who's worked extensively with u.s. diplomats in the middle east and asia believes president karzai is no win situation . i think these talks are for the president and his national security principals to let afghanistan's president karzai down as softly as they can to let him know that unfortunately they're not going to make good on their promise to completely train. the afghan military and police before u.s. troops leave i think this this visit is about trying to let cars i know as nic
afghan leader hamid karzai is set for crucial talks with president obama in washington where he's set to outline the u.s. role in afghanistan i karzai has already met the fans secretary leon panetta and state secretary hillary clinton the focus is on the number of american troops set to remain in afghanistan after of the majority full out in twenty fourteen and you know washington hasn't finalized this decision and doesn't rule out a complete withdrawal that scenario is not welcomed by the...
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. >> president obama welcomes afghan president karzai to the white house this morning to discuss the future of the united states role in afghanistan. he made the rounds in washington yesterday attending a working dinner with secretary of state hillary clinton and he visited the pentagon where he was greeted by defense secretary panetta and other top military officials. sources say karzai arrived with a wish lit of military equipment including drones and helicopters and other hardware to ensure afghanistan security when nato forces leave at the end of next year. >> frigid out there when you are outside and you need the heater on in the car. >> what a way to wake up. >> what are we facing? >> colder temperatures this morning and colder tomorrow morning. outside i will show what you is going on, a little frost out there driving into work. my thermometer was down to 28 in san ramon valley. from the east bay hills, it is clear. live doppler 7 hd shows a lack of radar but there are a few high clouds right this. that is also helping to keep the temperatures up a little bit in the north bay
. >> president obama welcomes afghan president karzai to the white house this morning to discuss the future of the united states role in afghanistan. he made the rounds in washington yesterday attending a working dinner with secretary of state hillary clinton and he visited the pentagon where he was greeted by defense secretary panetta and other top military officials. sources say karzai arrived with a wish lit of military equipment including drones and helicopters and other hardware to...
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criminals are not in those jails the real criminals are the terrorists who start the wars like obama bush blair harper and so on those are the people who really belong in the jail can't phony washington off lectures other countries about civil liberties democracy without a mind a credible does the u.s. does look when the indefinite detention again remain prevalent then i'm sure. well it's a case of immense hypocrisy because all that the war on terror means for people in the west never mind and the sufferings of the people in the countries which are targeted is that we have we're losing our civil political and social rights there are emergency terrorist laws that go on forever because the war on terror is open ended there is imprisonment without trial there are security certificates there's a massive surveillance of ordinary civilians there's a massive increase in the police the army and the security budget there's a culture of fear of islamophobia and an all of this is in the name of making us more secure actually it's making us less free all the time looks pretty primitive but the p
criminals are not in those jails the real criminals are the terrorists who start the wars like obama bush blair harper and so on those are the people who really belong in the jail can't phony washington off lectures other countries about civil liberties democracy without a mind a credible does the u.s. does look when the indefinite detention again remain prevalent then i'm sure. well it's a case of immense hypocrisy because all that the war on terror means for people in the west never mind and...
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speaking of titles, president obama is floweding a new motto for washington. take a look. >> there's an unofficial saying over at treasury, no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. that would be a good saying for all of washington. no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. >> so no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. the cycle's facebook friend ron said that slogan should be placed on the president's shield. we want to know who you think is the biggest whiner in washington. like us on facebook and join the conversation. straight ahead, the golden globes are this weekend and oscar nods are out, so toure takes us through the year in movies. i'm sure it will be sublime. s tr of olay total effects plus the perfecting color of a bb cream equal? introducing the newest beauty trend. total effects cc cream c for color. c for correction. [ female announcer ] fight 7 signs of aging flawlessly. cc what's possible. f♪awlessly. ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. maybe you want to incorporate a business.
speaking of titles, president obama is floweding a new motto for washington. take a look. >> there's an unofficial saying over at treasury, no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. that would be a good saying for all of washington. no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. >> so no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. the cycle's facebook friend ron said that slogan should be placed on the president's shield. we want to know who you think is the biggest whiner in washington. like us on facebook and...
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for barack obama hits the afghanistan. for his kind about how would karzai there was gratitude looking forward to taking care of the country themselves the two have been meeting in washington this hour to thresh it was perceived to be the final stage before american combat troops leave and only a support contingent remains as cohort said at this news conference that's happening as i speak it phyllis bennis is on the launch director of the new internationalism project institute for policy studies on the line from the u.s. capitol i for listening to you both president said that ensuring the security of the country will fully lie in the hands of the afghan forces starting this spring to really think cobbles ready for. you know i think it's quite clear that afghanistan is going to remain a very unstable and dangerous place for its people for a long time to come the u.s. years of occupation as happened during the soviet occupation have thoroughly destabilize the country there is a great deal of violence it's going to be a very
for barack obama hits the afghanistan. for his kind about how would karzai there was gratitude looking forward to taking care of the country themselves the two have been meeting in washington this hour to thresh it was perceived to be the final stage before american combat troops leave and only a support contingent remains as cohort said at this news conference that's happening as i speak it phyllis bennis is on the launch director of the new internationalism project institute for policy...
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>> susie: president obama named today a "low key" washington hand as his new secretary of the treasury. jacob lew is being called a man who combines tough bargaining with deep economic understanding and a commitment to protecting the safety net for the poor and the elderly. some republicans have promised to oppose lew's nomination, but most say they are reserving
>> susie: president obama named today a "low key" washington hand as his new secretary of the treasury. jacob lew is being called a man who combines tough bargaining with deep economic understanding and a commitment to protecting the safety net for the poor and the elderly. some republicans have promised to oppose lew's nomination, but most say they are reserving
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to meet with people in the defense department and president obama. obviously afghanistan is vitally important as well being the source of the 9/11 attacks as well as being in between pakistan and i ran both of which are problem mats i can 23r9 united states. what people may not recognize -- there were actually no u.s. force there is until president obama gave his speech on the first of december 2009 at west point where there will be a surge of 30,000 troops many of whom went to this area of candhar and this area of hellman both army troops and marines to be able to address the terrorist threlt. again, they did a comprehensive approach as understand iraq and here are the graffs that are relatively similar to those that i showed you. the difference is from 2008 to 2012 in afghanistan, in taffing fighting is mostly in the summer, these are the summers of 2008 to the beginning of 2012 where you see a decrease in the actual year over year violence in afghanistan through the application of both the american military forces, our allied military forces and e
to meet with people in the defense department and president obama. obviously afghanistan is vitally important as well being the source of the 9/11 attacks as well as being in between pakistan and i ran both of which are problem mats i can 23r9 united states. what people may not recognize -- there were actually no u.s. force there is until president obama gave his speech on the first of december 2009 at west point where there will be a surge of 30,000 troops many of whom went to this area of...
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the obama administration has reportedly set its expectations low for passage of a new assault weapons ban in congress despite a change in national consciousness in the aftermath of last month's newtown shooting massacre. the new york times is reporting the white house has decided it will be exceedingly difficult for the ban to make it to president obama's desk, leading administration aides to develop other gun control rules that would draw bi-partisan support. the alternatives include universal background checks, more government research on gun violence. the white house is also reportedly considering a $50 million effort to fund the placement of hundreds of police officers and new surveillance equipment in public schools, a move that would resemble the national rifle association's call for armed guards in every school. news of the proposals comes as vice-president joe biden hosted gun industry representatives at the white house on thursday as part of his ongoing task force on u.s. gun violence. in his remarks, biden vowed to issue its recommendation to president obama next week. >> wi
the obama administration has reportedly set its expectations low for passage of a new assault weapons ban in congress despite a change in national consciousness in the aftermath of last month's newtown shooting massacre. the new york times is reporting the white house has decided it will be exceedingly difficult for the ban to make it to president obama's desk, leading administration aides to develop other gun control rules that would draw bi-partisan support. the alternatives include universal...
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it says, "shame on you heidi heitkamp for telling the country on sunday that the obama administration's response to newtown is extreme. 74% of nra members support criminal background checks on all gun buyers. blocking common sense solutions couldto keep military-style weapons out of dangerous hands? now, that is extreme." and then in prototypical meant to be intimidating style they gone go on to list her office phone number and district the reader of this ad to tell senator heitkamp it's time to stand up for american families not the gun lobby. they give her direct number and tell people to call her. and i have no idea whether anybody called. but this kind of thing is designed to make a member of congress feel like there is a political threat to them and not just on one side of this issue but on both sides. and after that happened, she said that thing she said on sunday, those ads came out on tuesday, and after that senator heitkamp put out a statement clarifying that while she does believe that americans have a right to bear arms, "with that right come responsibilities." the senator st
it says, "shame on you heidi heitkamp for telling the country on sunday that the obama administration's response to newtown is extreme. 74% of nra members support criminal background checks on all gun buyers. blocking common sense solutions couldto keep military-style weapons out of dangerous hands? now, that is extreme." and then in prototypical meant to be intimidating style they gone go on to list her office phone number and district the reader of this ad to tell senator heitkamp...
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the vice president held another round of meetings on the topic in washington today. this time, including sporting groups as well as the powerful national rifle association and others. mr. biden said a consensus is emerging for tightening background checks and banning high-capacity ammunition magazines. >> there's got to be some common ground here to not solve every problem but diminish the probability that what we've seen in these mass shootings will occur and diminish the probability that our children are at risk in their schools. >> sreenivasan: late today, the n.r.a. issued a statement saying it was disappointed that the discussions focused mainly on what it called an agenda to attack the second amendment. the group said it hopes to have an honest conversation with members of congress. there's been new border violence between india and pakistan in the disputed territory of kashmir. ida today, i ilia ka led killed a ststson.r iein uns ouogi kashmir is divided, but both countries claim it in its entirety. pakistan claimed the shooting was unprovoked, but the indian
the vice president held another round of meetings on the topic in washington today. this time, including sporting groups as well as the powerful national rifle association and others. mr. biden said a consensus is emerging for tightening background checks and banning high-capacity ammunition magazines. >> there's got to be some common ground here to not solve every problem but diminish the probability that what we've seen in these mass shootings will occur and diminish the probability...
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i am andrea mitchell live in washington where we are awaiting hamid karzai and president obama who will be addressing reporters in the east room following their meetings on the pace of the u.s. troop withdrawals. one big disagreement? the white house suggestion this week of a zero option, a withdrawal of all u.s. troops after 2014 leaving no residual force at all, but, first, the big domestic issue here at home. what to do about gun violence. the white house is pushing back hard on suggestions that they do not believe they can win a ban on assault weapons, and are focussing on other options. in fact, a senior administration official tells me within the hour that an assault weapons ban and background checks are both going to be in the final set of proposals that go to the president despite all reports to the controversy. the nra president who met with vice president biden yesterday is drawing a hard line on assault weapons. >> we don't think that a ban on so-called assault weapons, which hasn't worked in the past, is going to work this time. we think manufacture those are feel good propo
i am andrea mitchell live in washington where we are awaiting hamid karzai and president obama who will be addressing reporters in the east room following their meetings on the pace of the u.s. troop withdrawals. one big disagreement? the white house suggestion this week of a zero option, a withdrawal of all u.s. troops after 2014 leaving no residual force at all, but, first, the big domestic issue here at home. what to do about gun violence. the white house is pushing back hard on suggestions...
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>> that comes out of washington. but this, i could puse the pun, it doesn't make "cents", i know it's friday afternoon and people are a little tired. it's a stupid idea and a nonstarter. congress is going to have to extend the debt ceiling or we default on our debt, and it's cataclysm cataclysmic. i hope and i pray after the inauguration that people reach across the aisle. we're going to have to cut defense. we're going to have to increase the eligibility for entitlements and perhaps cut back on the automatic cost of living increases. we're going to have to do tough things, shared sacrifice and that's going to have to happen and legions of lobbyists surrounding washington in the next couple of weeks, ought to be the folks that ought to be put on the back burner and people, reasonable people on both sides of the aisle are going to have to resolve this. we have to quit spending as much money as we're spending, we all agree, democrats and republicans. the problem is we've got special interest people that don't want, it'
>> that comes out of washington. but this, i could puse the pun, it doesn't make "cents", i know it's friday afternoon and people are a little tired. it's a stupid idea and a nonstarter. congress is going to have to extend the debt ceiling or we default on our debt, and it's cataclysm cataclysmic. i hope and i pray after the inauguration that people reach across the aisle. we're going to have to cut defense. we're going to have to increase the eligibility for entitlements and...
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president obama ana look from 's washington journal of how businesses view the fiscal cliff deal. host: the former governor of michigan joins us, john engler. his recent position is at the business roundtable, serves as their president. guest: good morning. host: the business roundtable represents what? guest: chief executives of leading u.s. companies, global companies, 200 ceos, $700 trillion in revenue. companies that do more than half of the private sector r&d of the country. they are big investors. host: do they come to washington? what did they look for? guest: what business would like in washington, most of our members are significantly larger. we have a lot of mom and pop small businesses and our supply chains. the chairman from boeing likes to say, every time a boeing plane land somewhere in the world, there are 11,000 suppliers landing as well. we want to get the risk down, the certainty up, and have a predictable stable highly competitive environment from which to go out and compete around the world and win. host: one thing we heard leading up to discussions late last y
president obama ana look from 's washington journal of how businesses view the fiscal cliff deal. host: the former governor of michigan joins us, john engler. his recent position is at the business roundtable, serves as their president. guest: good morning. host: the business roundtable represents what? guest: chief executives of leading u.s. companies, global companies, 200 ceos, $700 trillion in revenue. companies that do more than half of the private sector r&d of the country. they are...
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president obama and hamid karzai sit down together, these are meeting now in washington. the latest in the trial of a woman who killed her boyfriend, denied she did it and then claimed it was really self-defense. why her lawyers asked for a mistrial. and the judge's decision. all "happening now." also new developments in the major flu outbreak that is gripping much of the country. the centers for disease control now saying 47 states are reporting wide-spread activity. good morning we hope you're not afflicted, i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm jenna lee. the c dc is also saying that the number of cases is decreasing in some states. maybe a little silver lining there. decreasing numbers is a good thing. but the earlier than usual flu season is taking a toll on millions as new vaccine shortages raise some tkerp concern that those who need it could miss-out on getting it. jonathan serrie is live with more on all of this. >> reporter: we are anticipating a cdc tell louisiana briefing in about half an hour. while 47 states are now reporting wide-spread flu activity cdc officials are e
president obama and hamid karzai sit down together, these are meeting now in washington. the latest in the trial of a woman who killed her boyfriend, denied she did it and then claimed it was really self-defense. why her lawyers asked for a mistrial. and the judge's decision. all "happening now." also new developments in the major flu outbreak that is gripping much of the country. the centers for disease control now saying 47 states are reporting wide-spread activity. good morning we...
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. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we're waiting for a joint news conference by president obama and the afghan president, hamid karzai. you're looking at live pictures from the east room of the white house. it's expected to begin in just a few minutes. the two leaders have been meet to go to discuss the u.s. military troop presence in afghanistan after 2014. also the future security of the country. joining us now to talk about president karzai's visit to washington, what's at stake for the united states, what's at stake for afghanistan, our white house correspondent brianna keilar, chief political analyst gloria borger, chris lawrence, and richard haass, author of the book foreign policy begins at home. let's go to the east room of the white house first. they've been meeting now for a while. set the scene for us. i know one of the key issues involves any u.s. military presence in afghanistan after all u.s. troops are supposed to be out by the end
. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we're waiting for a joint news conference by president obama and the afghan president, hamid karzai. you're looking at live pictures from the east room of the white house. it's expected to begin in just a few minutes. the two leaders have been meet to go to discuss the u.s. military troop presence in afghanistan after 2014. also the future security of the country. joining us...